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Pain in the IT band can sideline even the best of athletes and, unfortunately, IT band syndrome is all too common among runners and cyclists. Luckily there are IT Band exercises (along with lots of ...

Here's everything you should know about iliotibial band syndrome—plus, the IT band exercises that can help to prevent it. One second you’re running with your hair blowing in the breeze, pump-up jams ...

8 miles in to my 16 mile run a slight burning around my knee turned in to a stabbing pain, that had me sitting on the sidewalk gulping back tears. This was in the age before you took your cell phone ...

If you are experiencing pain or swelling on the outside of your knee, the problem may not be with the joint itself, but rather the iliotibial, or IT band, tendon. IT band syndrome is a common overuse ...

There are few areas of the body as misunderstood as the IT (iliotibial) band. What is it, anyway? Though some think it's a muscle, it's actually fascia (aka connective tissue) that runs from the ...

For runners, cyclists, or any endurance athletes, hearing the words "IT band syndrome" is like hearing a record scratch and come to a standstill. Unfortunately, this condition often means pain, time ...

I’m coming back from an IT band injury. Do you have any exercises to help me avoid the same problem in the future? I run mostly on the treadmill three or four times per week and haven’t done strength ...

You may have more in common with Jean Claude Van Damme than you think. The “Muscles from Brussels” once joked, “I admit, I do have a very nice butt. Some say my career was built on it.” Indeed, the ...